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Improving Connection Issues with RandomPatches
RandomPatches is a Forge and Fabric mod that can aid with connection issues on modded servers, especially where the connection may be unstable such as on mobile data. For instance, RandomPatches enables you to configure the conditions for Connection Timeouts and Packet Size Limits which in many cases allows for a much more stable connection. --- Installing RandomPatches The steps below will guide you through installing RandomPatches on both your Client and Server. --- Installing RandomPatches on your Client 1. Download RandomPatches for either Forge or Fabric. 2. Refer to our guides on Installing Forge Mods on Your PC or Installing Fabric Mods on Your PC. Installing RandomPatches on your Server 1. Download RandomPatches for either Forge or Fabric. 2. Refer to our guides on Installing Mods on Your Forge Server or Installing Mods on Your Fabric Server. 3. Once installed, Start your server to generate the config files. ::ProseNote{title="important" description="In many cases, simply installing RandomPatches will be enough to resolve connection issues!" appearance="default"} :: Configuring RandomPatches By default, RandomPatches will be pre-configured with more optimised connection settings than Vanilla Minecraft. However, there are many other settings you can configure to your liking. 1. On your control panel, Stop your server. 2. Access your server’s File Directory. 3. Navigate to config and click on . Now that you have access to the configuration file, you can proceed to the next section of this article. --- Modifying the Configuration File to Mitigate Connection Issues There are numerous options within RandomPatches that can help to resolve any connection issues you are facing. The following steps will walk you through modifying the config file to improve your connection. ::ProseNote{title="Important" description="We recommend using Ctrl+F to search for the config file settings below." appearance="default"} :: Configuring \[connection\timeouts\] Navigate to the section of the config file. There are three important options in this section, shown below: read\timeout\seconds determines how long the server will wait after receiving no response while the player is connecting. Higher is better on unreliable connections (mobile data). login\timeout\ticks determines how long the server will wait for a player to log in. Higher is better on slower connections. keep\alive\timeout\seconds determines how long the server waits for a player to return a KeepAlive packet before disconnecting them. Higher is better on slower connections. Adjust these values to your liking and click Save. Configuring \[packet\size\limits\] These options are less important to resolving connection issues than the above settings, however, in some cases, they can prove essential. Simply navigate to the section of the config file to begin adjusting these settings. max\compressed\packet\size determines the largest packet that can be sent to or from the server. Some large datapack’s may prevent the player from connecting if this is set too low. max\nbt\compound\tag\packet\size determines the maximum packet size of an NBT compound tag packet. Raising this value can help prevent players from being disconnected. max\client\custom\payload\packet\size determines the maximum custom payload packet size. Adjusting this is much more relevant to large modded servers. Raising the value may help in preventing disconnects. Adjust these values to your liking and click Save. --- Other RandomPatches Settings There are many other settings that can be adjusted (and further fixes pre-included) in RandomPatches which are not relevant to this article. You can find a full list of these on the RandomPatches GitHub. --- If you require any further assistance, please contact our support at: https://shockbyte.com/billing/submitticket.php
How to Install A Voids Wrath Modpack on Your Minecraft Server
This guide will cover the steps you need to follow when trying to install any Voids Wrath modpack. For example, we will be installing Crazy Craft. Want to start a new server? Discover our Modded Minecraft server hosting plans. --- Installation Instructions 1. First, check if the modpack is on our Modpack Installer. This will allow you to skip these steps. 2. Navigate to the Voids Wrath website, and click on the Mod Packs option in the header bar. Alternatively, click here! 3. Click on the modpack that you wish to install on your server. 4. Scroll down past the description, and click Download the Server Pack. After which, download the ZIP file to your computer. 5. Once finished, extract the ZIP file into a folder of its own. 6. Inside the folder, rename the forge-XXX-universal.jar file to custom.jar. ::ProseNote{title="Important" description="In some cases, you will need to run the Forge Installer file first in order to download and install the necessary library files for it. This is usually the case when a folder called 'libraries' doesn't exist yet"} :: 7. Delete any or files that you see. These are not required to install the modpack on Shockbyte. 8. Upload the contents of the folder (not the directory itself) to the base directory of your server. 9. On the control panel, set your Server Type to Custom JAR. We have a guide on this here. 10. Start your server. Now you’re good to go, running your Voids Wrath modpack of choice! --- If you require any further assistance, please contact our support at: https://shockbyte.com/billing/submitticket.php
How to Install and Play the Pixelmon Modpack on your Minecraft Server
The Pixelmon Modpack for Minecraft introduces Pokemon and Pokemon-like features into your Minecraft world. This includes Gyms, Day Cares, PokeStops & more! Thanks to Shockbyte's one-click modpack installer, installing the Pixelmon Modpack onto your server is easier than ever. Want to start a new server? Discover our Modded Minecraft server hosting plans. --- Installing Pixelmon on your Server To install Pixelmon on your server, you must select it in the modpack page. 1. Access your control panel and Stop your server. 2. Go to the Instances tab located in the left-side menu. 3. Click on Create New Instance. If you have reached your server's instance limit then you will need to either overwrite an existing instance or increase your instance limit. 4. On the Create Instance window, click on Start and then select the server type that is needed. For example, requires Forge 1.16.5 so you will choose Forge as your server type. The latest versions can be found here. 5. Click on Continue, then choose Experimental and the version that you need. As mentioned in the previous step, requires Forge 1.16.5 so you will choose version 1.16.5. 6. Click on Continue, enter an Instance Name and Description then click on Continue again. 7. Now click on Switch on the Instance that you just created. You will need to confirm that you wish to switch instances. 8. Wait for the server to load and then Stop your server. 9. Navigate to the Modpacks tab. 10. On the Modpacks page, search for the pixelmon modpack. 11. Click on Install and then choose the version of Pixelmon you wish to use. Then click on Install. 12. Your server will now install the modpack. Start your server after it has finished installing. --- Installing Pixelmon Locally For this example, we will be using the CurseForge app to install the Pixelmon 1.16.5 modpack. 1. Navigate to the Pixemon modpack's CurseForge page here. 2. Click the Install button and launch your CurseForge app. 3. After it's finished downloading, hover over the Pixelmon profile and click Play. To learn more about Minecraft server hosting, browse our library of Knowledgebase articles here.
How to Install and Play Vault Hunters on your Minecraft Server
Vault Hunters 3rd edition is a modpack for Minecraft which introduces a variety of new features, most notably, procedurally generated dungeons called "Vaults". Thanks to Shockbyte's modpack installer, installing Vault Hunters 3rd edition onto your server is easier than ever. --- Installing Vault Hunters on your Server To install Vault Hunters 3rd edition on your server, you must select it in the modpack page. 1. Access your control panel and Stop your server. 2. Go to the Instances tab located in the left-side menu. 3. Click on Create New Instance. If you have reached your server's instance limit then you will need to either overwrite an existing instance or increase your instance limit. 4. On the Create Instance window, click on Start and then select the server type that is needed. For example, requires Forge 1.18.2 so you will choose Forge as your server type. The latest version can be found here. 5. Click on Continue, then choose Experimental and the version that you need. As mentioned in the previous step, requires Forge 1.18.2 so you will choose version . 6. Click on Continue, enter an Instance Name and Description then click on Continue again. 7. Now click on Switch on the Instance that you just created. You will need to confirm that you wish to switch instances. 8. Wait for the server to load and then Stop your server. 9. Navigate to the Modpacks tab. 10. On the Modpacks page, search for the Vault Hunters modpack. 11. Click on Install and then choose the version of Vault Hunters you wish to use. Then click on Install. 12. Your server will now install the modpack. Start your server after it has finished installing. --- Installing Vault Hunters Locally For this example, we will be using the CurseForge app to install the Vault Hunters 3rd edition modpack. 1. Navigate to the Vault Hunters 3rd edition modpack's CurseForge page here. 2. Click the Install button and launch your CurseForge app. 3. Once it's finished downloading, place your cursor over the Vault Hunters profile and click Play. To learn more about Minecraft server hosting, browse our library of Knowledgebase articles here.
How to Install GriefDefender on your Minecraft Server
Griefing is a form of disruption that can happen in Minecraft, it's a major worry for many server owners as it could lead to their server being destroyed and cause players to stop playing on the server. GriefDefender is a paid Spigot plugin which aims to provide the best preventative measures for griefing on servers. It provides features such as database support, bedrock support, mod support, permission system, flag system and many others. ::ProseNote{title="Important" description="LuckPerms is a hard dependency for GriefDefender meaning it's required to function, reference this article to learn how to install LuckPerms." appearance="default"} :: Paper/Spigot Installation You will be required to upload the JAR file to the plugins folder within your server files. 1. After purchasing, download the plugin from the SpigotMC webpage. 2. Access your control panel and Stop your server. 3. Ensure you are using a server type that supports plugins, we recommend Paper. 4. Start your server to generate the plugins folder, and then Stop it again. 5. Access your server files via the Files tab on your server. 6. Navigate to . 7. Upload your GriefDefender JAR file. 8. Start your server. --- Sponge Installation (1.12.2 - 1.16.5) You will be required to upload the JAR file to the plugins folder within your server's file directory. 1. After purchasing, download the Sponge version from the GriefDefender Discord. 2. Navigate to your control panel and Stop your server. 3. Ensure that you have setup a SpongeForge server. 4. Access your server files via the Files tab on your server. 5. Navigate to . 6. Upload your GriefDefender JAR file. 7. Start your server. --- To learn more about Minecraft server hosting, you can browse our library of Knowledgebase articles here.
How to Install Any Technic Modpack
This guide explains how to install any Technic modpack onto your server. Want to start a new server? Discover our Modded Minecraft Server Hosting plans. --- Installing Any Technic Modpack 1. Find the modpack you wish to install on the Technic website. 2. Look for the 'Server Download' button on the modpack's page - This isn't available for all modpacks, so if there is no available server pack, continue to step 3. If there is a 'Server Download' button for your modpack, download the files to a folder on your computer and unzip the files by right-clicking the .zip file, then selecting 'Extract Here'. Once the files are extracted, skip to step 9. 3. If there is no 'Server Download' button, find the Minecraft Version of the modpack, located on the modpack's page. 4. Install the latest version of Forge on your server, for your required Minecraft Version. For example, if the Modpack was for Minecraft version 1.7.10, download the latest version of Forge 1.7.10. 5. If you haven't already, Download and install the Technic Launcher on your computer. 6. Open the Technic Launcher and login, select the 'Modpacks' tab and search for your desired modpack. 7. Once you've found the modpack you'd like to use, click 'Install' and wait for the files to finish downloading. 8. Once downloaded, select 'Modpack Options', then select 'Open'. This will open the directory of the modpack files on your computer. 9. If you found the 'Server Download' button, continue from this step. You should now see the folder containing your modpack files. If you just completed step 8, skip this step. If you used the 'Server Download' button, find the forge.jar and rename it to "custom.jar". You can also refer to our support article, How to Install a Custom Jar if you need more help. 10. On your control panel, upload the contents of the modpack files to the base directory of your server files. 11. If you don't have Forge already installed on your server, on the control panel, set your ‘Server Type’ to the Custom JAR option. We have a guide on this here. 12. Start your server. You’re all done and running your Technic modpack of choice. --- If you require any further assistance, please contact our support at: https://shockbyte.com/billing/submitticket.php
How to Install Any Feed The Beast (FTB) Modpack
Feed The Beast (FTB) are a group of modpack creators that own some of the most popular modpacks ever created for Minecraft. They provide a wide selection of modpacks that cover all genres. Want to start a new server? Discover our Modded Minecraft server hosting plans. --- Download Server Files Using the Feed The Beast Website An alternative to using the FTB App to gain the server files is to use the FTB website. 1. Visit the Feed The Beast website and click the Modpacks tab. 2. Find and open the modpack you wish to install. In this tutorial, we will install FTB Endeavour. 3. Click on Versions, then below click the operating system you are using next to Server Files. 4. Save the downloaded file into a new folder on your computer. Download Server Files Using the FTB App Before you can install the modpack, you are required to download the server files using the FTB App. 1. Download and open the FTB App. 2. Click Browse on the left sidebar to search for your modpack. 3. Type in the search box to locate your modpack. 4. Click on the modpack to access its main page. ::ProseNote{title="Important" description="You can use the system requirements to work out how much RAM your server may need to run the modpack." appearance="default"} :: 5. Click Versions. 6. Select the version you wish to use and click the Server files button at the top right. The latest version of your modpack is displayed by default. 7. Once selected, your browser will open. Under the Select your Operating System dropdown, select your operating system. 8. Save the downloaded file. --- Running The Installer and Uploading Server Files Once the Installer has been downloaded, you are required to run it to retrieve the server files. 1. Run the installer file you downloaded. A terminal prompt will open. 2. After , press Enter on your keyboard to install the files in your current directory. Then, press y, followed by Enter to accept the warning. 3. Press y followed by Enter again to continue to install the modpack. 4. Once the installer is finished, it will close to a folder containing the downloaded server files. 5. Rename the Forge server file from to . The custom.jar will vary depending on the version of Minecraft you will be playing. 6. Delete the file and any or files. 7. On your control panel, upload the contents of this folder to your server file directory via the Files tab. 8. Change the Server Type to Custom JAR. We also have a guide on doing this here. ::ProseNote{title="Important" description="You may need to select a Custom JAR option with a specific Java version depending on the version of Minecraft being used." appearance="default"} :: 9. Start your server and enjoy playing your new FTB modpack! If you wish to add additional mods to your modpack, read our guide on installing Forge mods here.